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RochevilleManche

A town of 620 in Manche, Normandy.

Population

620

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.80

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,830

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rocheville a good place to live?

Rocheville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Allée couverte de la petite Roche · Classé · Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0

Rocheville’s story

Rocheville in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rocheville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1906.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1906First protected: Allée couverte de la petite Roche

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rocheville.

History

Old homes shape Rocheville: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Manche’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Rocheville is above both Manche’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rocheville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Rocheville is Allée couverte de la petite Roche.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Allée couverte de la petite Roche Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1906

first monument protected

Full pageRocheville’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Rocheville?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A younger town: only 20% of people in Rocheville are 65 or over, fewer than in Manche’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Rocheville comes below both Manche’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 18% of the town.

40.4median age

RochevilleManche medianFrance median

Manche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rocheville
	Rocheville	Manche median	France median
Under 15	18%	13%	17%
15–24	10%	9.3%	11%
25–44	27%	20%	23%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	20%	29%	22%
No diploma	15%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	24%	22%	30%

Full pageRocheville’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages40.4 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Rocheville?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Rocheville, 3.7%, runs below Manche’s towns and compared French towns

For Rocheville, that is below both Manche’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Rocheville has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,830 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport3%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Rocheville, 0.2 per working resident

3.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,830

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageRocheville’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,830 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Rocheville sits close to Manche’s towns (90.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rocheville90.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Marcel GrillardNearest collègeCollège	Collège	112	90%+2 pts

90.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate

2.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageRocheville’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges90.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Rocheville is €9.80/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rocheville€9.80/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Manche median€9.90/m²

€9.80/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.26 to €13.22/m² a month)

€9.91/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRocheville’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.80/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

La Grosse Roche and 6 more in and around Rocheville

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Rocheville. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionLa Grosse Rochein town AttractionAttractionChâteau de Bricquebec4.4 km southwest, in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Bricquebec3.5 km southwest, in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Cour1.3 km northwest, in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pont-Rilly4.1 km east, in Négreville ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Galeries4.3 km southwest, in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rocheville

13pages on Rocheville

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.9 mi away Housing15 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Rocheville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Allée couverte de la petite RocheDolmen · Prehistory

Classé

Manoir dit La CourManor house · 17th c. · in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin, 0.8 mi

Classé

Hôtel de BeaumontTown house · 18th c. · in Valognes, 5.7 mi

Classé

Manoir dit La Grande MaisonManor house · 16th c. · in Bricquebosq, 6.6 mi

Photo credits

Allée couverte de la petite Roche: Photo: Xfigpower · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rocheville

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rocheville yet.

How we find them →

Rocheville’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Manche →

Bricquebec-en-CotentinValognesCherbourg-en-CotentinLes PieuxPicauvillePort-Bail-sur-MerRocheville

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Rocheville	620	—	—	—	—	—
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin	5,893	3	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻
Valognes	6,969	5.6	B⁺	B⁻	B⁻	C⁻
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin	78,258	9.5	B⁻	C	B⁻	C⁻
Les Pieux	3,249	9.8	—	B	—	A
Picauville	3,228	12	B⁺	B⁺	A⁺	C⁻
Port-Bail-sur-Mer	2,520	12	—	B	—	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Rocheville

Commune in Manche, Normandy

Rocheville is a commune of 620 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population: 620 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Cotentin
Département: Manche (50)
Région: Normandy
Area: 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km²)
INSEE code: 50435

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.